Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzschewas a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. He became the youngest ever to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel in 1869, at the age of 24. Nietzsche resigned in 1879 due to health problems that plagued him most of his life, and...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth15 October 1844
CityRocken, Germany
CountryGermany
Here is a hero who did nothing but shake the tree as soon as the fruit was ripe. Does this seem to be too small a thing to you? Then take a good look at the tree he shook.
To get into just those situations where sham virtues will not suffice, but rather where, as with the ropedancer on his rope, one either falls or stands--or gets down.
One can also be undignified and flattering toward a virtue.
One is punished best for one's virtues.
Whoever no longer finds greatness in God no longer finds it anywhere--he must either deny it or create it.
One who dresses in rags that have been washed clean dresses cleanly to be sure, but raggedly nonetheless.
He who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations.
The way to transmute your iron duty into gold in everyone's eyes is this: always deliver more than you promise.
In order to be somebody you have to hold even your shadow in high regard.
Precisely this is godliness--that there are gods, but no God.
But let me open up my heart to you completely, my friends: if there were gods, how could I bear not being a god! Hence, there areno gods. I drew this conclusion, to be sure--but now it draws me.
One should only question gods where none but gods can reply.
Everything good is the transmutation of something evil: every god has a devil for a father.
One who has given up any hope of winning a fight or has clearly lost it wants his style in fighting to be admired all the more.